What fun! Who would've thought that a mineral shop could be so interesting? There is an amazing…read moreassortment of geological items to view from jewelry to home decor, to landscaping. Learn something about rock, formations, geodes, crystals, etc. While shopping to your hearts content. I have to admit that I was dragged into the shop and at the end I was the one that had to be dragged out because I was so engrossed with looking at all of the beautiful rocks Service was great, and there were some great deals to be had. Check out Ken's shop when you're in the area.

South Dakota has much to offer a rockhound. There are several stores in the area and this is the…read moreonly one I visited. It has a marvelous inventory, is clean and well organized. The gentleman who was working there was conversant and quite funny. He knew we were headed south and directed us to rockhound areas in Nebraska.

If minerals and geology are your thing, you won't want to miss the Miners Merchantile in Custer,…read moreSD! This place has it all and Gretchen is a wealth of knowledge. We purchased the most beautiful vase made of Peacock Marble (yellow with grey veining) and an adorable buffalo made by a local school teacher from a Septarian Nodule. These "mud balls" began forming over 150 million years ago, following volcanic eruptions that killed the sea life where they were trapped. My buffalo now contains some of these fossils as well as gorgeous layers of sediment and crystals. Miners is fun, educational and you'll leave with a memory that will last forever. They are closed for Winter from Nov. 1st to Feb. 1st.

Wow!!! I guess you can't believe everything you see on the internet. I heard that people from SD…read morewere very nice. I stopped by here with my family while we waited for a table next door. Might I say, my family and I are a very conservative and friendly bunch. We are also on vacation, and came through to see Mt. Rushmore and Custer State Park on our way to a different state. We were greeted while entering the store by the store owner, and my wife engaged in conversation with her. The business owner asked where we were from, and my wife reluctantly said we were from California. We were immediately told we were welcome to spend our money in town, but needed to get out of town when we were done. She has got to be one of the rudest, most bitter old hags I have ever met in my life. Our shopping experience was completely overshadowed by her viewpoint of politics and geography. Someone might want to explain to her that not all people from California come from LA and San Francisco. You can also consider my one star as a sign of my gratitude for saving me so much money, since she was so rude that my wife decided to leave without buying anything. Sad to see that such a beautiful town has such an ugly person in it. We will still enjoy our trip, but will buy our souvenirs somewhere else.

If you live in Canada stay away from The Rock Shed…read more I ordered $33 worth of supplies and was ok to pay $55 shipping as it was still cheaper that local competitors. Disappointed how that they used FedEx who sent me a bill, 2 months later, for another $30 in clearance fees. Even worse, I tried calling The Rock Shed but no one ever answers. I sent an email inquiry and 3 weeks later(and counting) they can't be bothered to reply. Based on their lack of customer care honestly, no matter where you live, I would NOT recommend.

I'm not one to write many reviews but this place definitely warrants one…read more I do want to make it clear that I've never been to the actual shop I'm writing this review based solely on my online orders experiences. I recently got into rock tumbling a few months ago and didn't really know where to start. Everything kept leading me back to the Rock shed website. I won't lie it was a bit weird because they're online pages very outdated but I said what the heck. My first order round is spent about $170 I bought Brazilian agates, Mexican moss agates, Montana moss and a few others. I also bought some rocks from other websites. And comparing the quality that I got from the rockshed to the other websites was astronomical. With the rock said it looked like someone went in there and hand picked a great batch for each bag. It didn't look like bottom of the barrel stuff. Whereas to other websites it literally look like they went to their backyard and just threw rocks in the bag. Since then I have ordered grits and even a pendant and have been super happy with all my orders. I not only recommend this store for rocks but also the grits and anything rock related. They give you tons of information about the rocks. Where it comes from and just background information that is super useful, no other website that I have seen offers that amount of information the way the The Rock Shed does. The prices are super reasonable compared to other stores online. The shipping isn't much higher than other places and for the quality you're getting it's worth it. Also, you know where your rocks are coming from. I ordered a couple bags from Amazon and nowhere does it tell you where they're actually coming from until you get them and they were all from China! My only recommendation would be that maybe update the website a little bit but it does add to its charm. I hope to one day visit The Rock Shed and it's awesome staff.

I was in the Good Karma Store last week, and they have such unique and quality items, I couldn't…read morebelieve how much inventory they have to choose from, it was fantastic, I would recommend this store to anyone that visits Custer, open all year round too. Great, I loved it. Cindy Thompson

I was completely lost in town trying to find a last minute barber and nobody else was willing to…read morehelp me except the extremely kind workers here. I bought a necklace for my grandma here that's amazing and all of the workers have went far beyond and above to help me even going so far as to helping me charge my phone that was nearly dead. I definitely believe everyone should check this amazing store out.

Excellent hidden shop located in Pennington County, SD.. located near Mount Rushmore and the Black…read moreHills, amazing store with incredibly low prices especially for beautiful rocks and gemstones. Absolutely amazing, I believe it is ran by two sisters and they are the best with their help and service. If you have any questions, they will know the answer regarding the subject matter. My wife and I stopped by before leaving South Dakota, and we got $38 worth of gemstones but we got at least over 10 rocks with that. HIGHLY recommend to anyone who is a rock and gemstone enthusiast and collector. With at least $50 I guarantee you will get over 15 rocks that you cannot find for a better price anywhere.

We purchased stone for our patio. The service is excellent. Every employee was attentive and great…read moreto work with. They had great ideas for what would work for us. We had contact with several employees and each one was kind, respectful and helpful. Even my silly questions were accepted with great answers. Thank you!

This place was awesome. We were just driving by and decided to stop and just check it out. And we…read moredefinitely didn't regret it. We spent a good amount of time wandering around looking at all the treasures trying to make the tough decision of what to get. The staff was great. They weren't pushy and were super knowledgeable of their products. They have a huge array of items ranging from stones, jewellery, mounted insects, candle holders and more. And the prices were reasonable in my opinion. I can't wait to go back.

This place has a really nice selection of polished rocks and stones. Very fine collection of…read morejewelry also. Service is slow, but knowledgable. If you are just looking for loose stones, there are better prices and bigger sizes. This shop does have things that aren't found other places though (like blue tiger eye).

Things That Rock is a cute little shop specializing in... Rocks! It is right across from the Alpine…read moreInn in Hill City, so it's a good spot to kill time if you are waiting for a table. Outside they have bins with larger rocks that you can purchase by the pound. We bought several pieces of petrified wood, just because they were neat. Inside are smaller rocks and rock accessories. My daughters in particular loved the make your own jewelry area. You can select a polished stone, a metal cage to hold it and different types of chains and cords. The necklaces they made look pretty nice and are a couple of their favorite souvenirs from our trip. The ladies working in the shop were very friendly and helpful. It sounds like they gather some of the rocks themselves which is pretty cool. We mainly stuck to national parks during our trip and they don't really like people taking their rocks, so it was fun to buy some cool ones to take home.

Great store! So many beautiful choices for jewelry and all things rock. A must stop if you are in…read moreHill City.

This is a nice jewelry shop when looking for Black Hills gold. They do tours as well, which looks…read morefun, but not something we were interested in. The selection was great and the two people helping us were very friendly and helpful.

My husband and I were visiting from Minot, ND and we decided on a whim to go into this store. I…read morehad been suffering from allergies and the store owner was so kind to offer a tissue. We asked her a few questions about the jewelry, and she provided information on the factory that we could tour and some of the processes.